I'm trying to keep up with the spirit of regular updates although I haven't done a lot. I did a bit of work on the dovetail and got that where I want it. Next I finish sanded everything, sealed it and started pore filling. Have I mentioned I flat don't like pore filling.

This one is going to get a gloss finish plus the pores in the koa appointments and the mahogany are pretty big. I think pore filling is not so big a deal if the wood has smaller pores and it is going to be a satin finish.

For pore filling I used Timbermate. It had already been sealed with shellac but I don't worry about that. I thin the Timbermate a bit then smash it in good with a squeegee going cross grain. I wipe most of the extra off with a piece of burlap. After it is dry I sand it back to the wood with 220. Finally I sand with 320 then seal again with shellac to start my finishing schedule.

For pore filling I used Timbermate. It had already been sealed with shellac but I don't worry about that. I thin the Timbermate a bit then smash it in good with a squeegee going cross grain. I wipe most of the extra off with a piece of burlap. After it is dry I sand it back to the wood with 220. Finally I sand with 320 then seal again with shellac to start my finishing schedule.

Steve's got the shop back together, its looking good. Baby Bird is coming along, nice set of Waverley's waiting. Got to play with the new sander. My youngest daughter Emma admiring Steve's humming bird and flower inlay.

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Thanks Dennis. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has looked around the shop and wanted to do a complete demo and remodel. It took several months longer than planned but, unlike previous attempts, I kept going until ALL major mods were complete. I still have about a half dozen projects to do (at least - ha) but they are all things I can complete in a weekend. All in all, well worth the delays.

I'm looking forward to seeing what this little guitar will do. I have no clue what the small box should sound like at this point so I'm just guessing. If a larger bodied guitar thumped the same way this one does I would figure it was overbuilt. Given the size I kind of expected this but we shall see.

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